Michael,
The change from the 1296 cc engine to the 1493 cc engine occurred with the
1973 model year - first year for the Spitfire 1500. It is possible you have
a very late 1972 model and they had exhausted the supply of 1296 cc engines
and used the new 1493 cc instead. To help further determine what may have
happened, what is the commission number and engine number of your Spit?
Tony Childs
72 Spitfire - FK38809U
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From: <OHFASTONE@aol.com>
To: <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2000 8:42 PM
Subject: Spitfire Question
>
> Listers,
> Maybe someone can answer this, I have a '72 Mark IV (I'm the second owner)
> and it has the original engine and transmission. When I first started
> working on the engine, I discovered that it is in actuality, a 1500. I've
> been told by everyone that this is supposed to be a 1300 and the 1500's
> didn't come out until a couple of years later. Is there something Triumph
> did that I don't realize or was this an optional engine? I haven't made a
> displacement check yet, but 1300 parts don't fit, 1500 parts do. Hope
> someone can help me figure this out.
>
> Michael
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